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U.S. Department of State Announces 2,100 Benjamin Gilman Scholars, Expanding Access to Study Abroad for American Undergraduate Students
By State Newswire | May 11, 2023
Release: Working to expand access to international education opportunities to Americans across the socioeconomic spectrum, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced today that 2,100 American undergraduate students from 520 U.S. colleges and universities representing...
Senior Administration Officials on Additional Regional Migration Management Measures the United States Will Implement Together with Regional Partners when Title 42 Public Health Order Lifts
By State Newswire | May 11, 2023
Release: MODERATOR: Good evening, everyone, and welcome to this evening’s background call. Today’s call will be on background, attributable to senior administration officials, and.
McCaul, Meeks, Kean, Keating Introduce Resolution Calling for Release of Evan Gershkovich
By State Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) along with Europe Subcommittee Chairman Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) and Ranking Member William Keating (D-MA) introduced a resolution calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by Russian in March 2023.
Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Mike Hammer Travels to Los Angeles, California and Santa Fe, New Mexico
By State Newswire | May 11, 2023
Release: Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Ambassador Mike Hammer will travel May 10-19 to Los Angeles, California for a variety of speaking engagements. He looks forward to discussing developments in Ethiopia, including implementation of the November 2 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement that ended the conflict in northern Ethiopia.
McCaul on NIH Resuming Partnership With EcoHealth Alliance
By State Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to recent reports the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has resumed its partnership with EcoHealth Alliance. Chairman McCaul’s report on COVID-19 origins found EcoHealth Alliance was complicit in the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup while being funded by American taxpayer dollars, and it has never been held accountable.
POSTPONED: HFAC Hearing on Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports and Strengthening AUKUS
By State Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will postpone today’s scheduled hearing entitled “Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports and a Stronger AUKUS" to a future date soon.
Chairman McCaul Announces Full Committee Hearing on Great Power Competition, Budget with USAID Administrator Power
By State Newswire | May 11, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a hearing entitled, “The State of American Influence in 2023: Great Power Competition and Persistent Crises in an Era of Budget Constraints" on Wednesday, May 17th.
HFAC Markup Announcement on Various Measures
By State Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a markup to consider various measures on Tuesday, May 16th.
Risch, Menendez Condemn Syria’s Readmission to Arab League
By State Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement condemning the Arab League’s decision to re-admit Syria:
Taiwan as an Observer in the World Health Assembly
By State Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: The World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), will hold its annual meeting May 21-30 in Geneva to discuss global public health priorities. It is a unique opportunity for delegates and health experts from around the world to advance global health and global health security. We strongly encourage the WHO to invite Taiwan to participate as an observer at this year’s WHA meeting so it may lend its expertise to the discussions.
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Sison’s Travel to Geneva and Rome
By State Newswire | May 10, 2023
Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to Geneva, Switzerland, and Rome, Italy, May 10-23. In Geneva, Assistant Secretary Sison will participate in an event hosted by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in ...
United States Sanctions Additional Sinaloa Cartel Network of Fentanyl Suppliers
By State Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: The United States is continuing our efforts to disrupt the global production and supply chain of illicit fentanyl, including by denying the criminal actors who engage in this activity access to the international financial system. As part of this whole of government effort, today, the U.S. Department ...
Joint Statement on the 2nd U.S.-Netherlands Cyber Dialogue
By State Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Netherlands on the occasion of the 2nd U.S.-Netherlands Cyber Dialogue.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Reception to Celebrate Eid Al-Fitr
By State Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Thank you. Assalamu alaikum, everyone. Eid Mubarak to you and to your families. It’s wonderful to join you. Alia, I’m tempted to say, “What she said," drop the microphone, and leave. (Laughter.) Because who wants to follow this extraordinary woman. Congratulations on the ...
Secretary Blinken to Deliver Remarks at the World Food Prize Laureate Announcement Ceremony
By State Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: This year’s World Food Prize Laureate will be announced at the 2023 World Food Prize Announcement Ceremony on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.
“Constitutional Authority and Single Subject Statements for H.R. 3099” published by the Congressional Record in the House section on May 5
By State Newswire | May 10, 2023
The Congressional Record published “Constitutional Authority and Single Subject Statements for H.R. 3099” in the House section on May 5.
McCaul, Meeks, Wilson, Phillips Introduce Bill to Sanction Iran’s Missile and Drone Program
By State Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), along with Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ranking Member Dean Phillips (D-MN), introduced a bipartisan bill to impose sanctions on a wide range of activities supporting Iran’s missile and drone program ahead of the October 2023 expiration of the UN missile ban on Iran.
Tonga Embassy Opening
By State Newswire | May 10, 2023
Release: We are pleased to announce the United States officially opened the U.S. Embassy in Nuku’alofa on May 9, 2023, less than one year after Vice President Harris announced at a meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum that we would begin discussions with Tonga regarding in establishing an embassy. This opening...
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Sison’s Travel to Geneva and Rome
By State Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to Geneva, Switzerland, and Rome, Italy, May 10-23. In Geneva, Assistant Secretary Sison will participate in an event hosted by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in ...
HFAC Markup Announcement on Various Measures
By State Newswire | May 10, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will hold a markup to consider various measures on Tuesday, May 16th.